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• the present invention relates to a process for preparing the strobilurin fungicide methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (azoxystrobin) and a novel precursor thereof.
• azoxystrobin is prepared by reacting 2-cyanophenol with methyl (ZT)-2-[2-(6-chloro- pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl]-3-methoxyacrylate.
• a high-yielding method for producing asymmetrical 4,6-bis(aryloxy)pyrimidine derivatives is disclosed in WO 01/72719 in which a 6-chloro-4-aryloxypyrimidine is reacted with a phenol, optionally in the presence of a solvent and/or a base, with the addition of from 2 to 40 mol % of l,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO).
• DABCO l,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
• the present invention is based on the discovery that, when preparing azoxystrobin or a novel acetal precursor of azoxystrobin using DABCO as a catalyst, significantly smaller amounts of this relatively expensive catalyst may be used than are contemplated in WO 01/72719 without compromising the yield. Apart from reducing the cost of manufacture, this has the added environmental benefit of reducing the quantity of catalyst discharged in the aqueous process effluent.
• W has the meaning given above, with 2-cyanophenol, or a salt thereof (suitably potassium 2-cyanophenoxide) in the presence of between 0.1 and 2 mol % of 1,4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, or (b) reacting the compound of formula (III):
• the process of invention comprises reacting a compound of formula (II):
• W has the meaning given above, with 2-cyanophenol, or a salt thereof (suitably potassium 2-cyanophenoxide) in the presence of between 0.1 and 2 mol % of 1,4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane.
• the compound of formula (I) where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group C(CO 2 CH 3 )CH(OCH 3 ) 2 [that is, the compound methyl 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy) pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3,3-dimethoxypropanoate (hereinafter referred to as 'azoxystrobin acetal')], is a novel compound and forms part of the present invention.
• the invention includes isolated azoxystrobin acetal in substantially pure form [that is in an isolated form which comprises from 85 to 100 weight %, preferably from 90 to 100 weight %, of azoxystrobin acetal].
• the product obtained may include a proportion of the compound of formula (I) where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3- methoxy)acrylate group. This may happen because it is possible that methanol is eliminated from the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group under the conditions of the process.
• the process is carried out using a compound of formula (II) or a compound of formula (IV) where W is a mixture of the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group and the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group (and the invention includes such a process)
• the product obtained will be a compound of formula (I) where W is a mixture of the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group and the methyl (£) ⁇ 2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group; however, the product may have a higher proportion of the compound of formula (I) where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group than expected from the proportion of (E)-2-(3- methoxy)acrylate group in the mixed starting material due to this potential elimination of methanol.
• the process of the invention is carried out in a suitable inert solvent or diluent.
• suitable inert solvent or diluent include, for example, aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, such as petroleum ether, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, benzene, toluene, xylene and decalin; halogenated hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, dichloroethane and trichloroethane; heteroaromatic solvents such as pyridine or a substituted pyridine, for example, 2,6-dimethylpyridine; ethers, such as diethyl ether, dizsopropylether, methyl-tert-butyl ether, methyl-tert-amyl ether, dioxane,
• Particularly suitable diluents are ketones [such as methyl wobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone], esters [such as isopropyl acetate], tertiary amines [such as [N,7V-dizsopropylethylamine (H ⁇ nig's base)] and amides [such as ⁇ N-dimethylformamide].
• ketones such as methyl wobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone
• esters such as isopropyl acetate
• tertiary amines such as [N,7V-dizsopropylethylamine (H ⁇ nig's base)
• amides such as ⁇ N-dimethylformamide.
• methyl ⁇ obutyl ketone is used as diluent.
• cyclohexanone is used as diluent
• isopropyl acetate is used as diluent.
• iV,iV-dirnethylformamide is used as diluent.
• N,N-diwopropylethylamine H ⁇ nig's base
• the diluent used in the present invention is N, N-dimethylformamide.
• the process is carried out in aqueous two phase solvent system.
• the 2-cyanophenol is present as a salt.
• the salt is potassium 2-cyanophenoxide.
• the water is removed throughout the reaction.
• Suitable co-solvents for use in such an aqueous process are solvents which are at least partially water immiscible solvents such as cyclohexanone, methyl zs ⁇ butyl ketone and isopropyl acetate.
• solvents which are at least partially water immiscible solvents such as cyclohexanone, methyl zs ⁇ butyl ketone and isopropyl acetate.
• the salt of 2- cyanophenol is potassium 2-cyanophenoxide and the diluent is cyclohexanone, methyl isobv ⁇ yl ketone or isopropyl acetate. It is noted that when the 2-cyanophenol is added to the process as an aqueous solution of potassium 2-cyanophenoxide it is possible to reduce the quantity of acid acceptor (see below) used.
• Suitable acid acceptors are all customary inorganic and organic bases. These include, for example, alkaline earth metal and alkali metal hydroxides, acetates, carbonates, bicarbonates and hydrides [such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium acetate, potassium acetate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, calcium hydride, sodium hydride and potassium hydride], guanidines, phosphazines (see, for example, Liebigs Ann.
• acid acceptors are the alkaline earth metal and alkali metal carbonates, especially potassium carbonate and sodium carbonate and the tertiary amines l,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene and 1,8- diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene. More suitably, the acid acceptor is potassium carbonate.
• the present invention is carried out in the presence of methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, isopropyl acetate, 7V,N-diwopropylethylamine (Hiinig's base) or N,N-dimethylformarnide with potassium carbonate as the acid acceptor.
• the process of the invention is carried out in the presence of between 0.1 and 2 mol% of 1 ,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), that is more than 0.1 but less than 2 mol% of DABCO.
• DABCO 1 ,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
• it is carried out in the presence of between 0.2 and 2 mol% of DABCO.
• Any amount of DABCO between 0.1 or 0.2 and 2, 0.1 or 0.2 and 1.9, 0.1 or 0.2 and 1.8, 0.1 or 0.2 and 1.7, 0.1 or 0.2 and 1.6 and 0.1 or 0.2 and 1.5 mol% is suitable, but the invention is of especial benefit in that the amount of DABCO used may be between 0.2 and 1.4 mol%. Normally it will be between 0.5 and 1.4 mol %, typically between 0.8 and 1.2 mol%, for example, about 1 mol%.
• the process is carried out in the presence of about 1 mol% DABCO with methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, isopropyl acetate, N,N-diwopropylethylamine (Hiinig's base), orN,N-dimethylforrnamide as diluent.
• the diluent is N,iV-dimethylformamide.
• the acid acceptor will be potassium carbonate.
• the reaction temperature can be varied within a relatively wide range.
• the temperature chosen will depend on the nature of the solvent or diluent, for example on its boiling point and/or its effectiveness for promoting the desired reaction, and on the speed at which the reaction is to be carried out. In any given solvent or diluent, the reaction will tend to progress more slowly at lower temperatures.
• the reaction may be carried out at a temperature of from 0 to 12O 0 C, suitably at a temperature of from 40 to 100 0 C, and typically at a temperature of from 45 to 95 0 C, for example, from 60 to 85 0 C.
• the process of the invention is carried out by mixing one of the components of the reaction, preferably in the presence of a solvent or diluent, with a base.
• the other component is then added, if appropriate in the presence of a solvent or diluent, and the mixture is stirred, normally at an elevated temperature.
• the DABCO catalyst may be added at any stage but is preferably added as the last component, as this tends to promote higher product yields.
• the reaction mixture is worked up and the product is isolated using conventional techniques well known to a skilled chemist.
• 2-Cyanophenol is a commercially available material.
• the compound of formula (II), where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group C(CO 2 CH 3 ) CHOCH 3
• the compound of formula (II) where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group C(CO 2 CH 3 )CH(OCH 3 ) 2 may be prepared as described in WO 92/08703 from the reaction of 3-( ⁇ -methoxy)methylenebenzofuran-2(3H)-one (derived from benzofuran-2(3H)-one) with 4,6-dichloropyrimidine.
• the compound of formula (II), where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group may also be prepared by eliminating methanol from (that is, by the demethanolysis of) the compound of formula (II) where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group, as described in WO 92/08703 or WO 98/07707.
• the compound of formula (II), where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group may be prepared as described in GB-A-2291874 by reacting a compound of formula (FV), where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group, with 4,6-dichloropyrimidine. It may be purified before use by known techniques or may be used in an unpurified state from a previous reaction, for example, in a 'one-pot' reaction.
• the compound of formula (IV), where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group may be prepared as described in GB-A-2291874 from 3-( ⁇ -methoxy)methylene- benzofuran-2(3H)-one.
• the compound of formula (IV), where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3- methoxy)acrylate group may be prepared by the demethano lysis of the compound of formula (IV) where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group. In this case the phenolic group needs to be protected by, for example, benzylation before demethanolysis and then de-protected afterwards.
• the present invention includes a process for preparing a compound of formula (IV) where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group, which comprises the steps of:
• step (ii) eliminating methanol from the hydroxyl-protected compound formed in step (i); and (iii) removing the hydroxyl-protecting group formed in step (i) to form a compound of • formula (IV) where W is the methyl (E)-2-(3-methoxy)acrylate group.
• step (i) of the process the compound of formula (IV) where W is the methyl 2-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate group is reacted with a standard protecting reagent, such as a benzyl halide or a substituted benzyl halide [such as a 2-nitrobenzyl halide], for example, benzyl bromide or 2-nitrobenzyl bromide, conveniently in a suitable solvent, such as N, iV-dimethylformamide, and a suitable base, such as potassium carbonate, to form a compound of formula (V):
• a standard protecting reagent such as a benzyl halide or a substituted benzyl halide [such as a 2-nitrobenzyl halide], for example, benzyl bromide or 2-nitrobenzyl bromide
• a suitable solvent such as N, iV-dimethylformamide
• a suitable base such as potassium carbonate
• Q is a protecting group, such as benzyl or 2-nitrobenzyl.
• step (ii) of the process methanol is eliminated by any suitable physical or chemical means, for example, as described in WO 92/08703 or WO 98/07707. Conveniently, it is eliminated by treating a compound of formula (V) with methanesulphonic acid in the presence of acetic anhydride at a temperature in the range of, for instance, from 2O 0 C to
• the protecting group may be removed by any standard technique for removing protecting groups, for example, by a reduction technique using hydrogen with a 10% palladium/carbon catalyst in ethyl acetate at ambient temperature.
• the invention also includes novel intermediates of formula (V) where Q is a protecting group, and particularly the intermediate of formula (V) where Q is benzyl [that is, the compound methyl 2-(2-benzyloxy)phenyl-3,3-dimethoxypropanoate]. More particularly, the invention includes isolated methyl 2-(2-benzyloxy)phenyl-3,3-dimethoxypropanoate in substantially pure form [that is, in an isolated form which comprises from 85 to 100 weight %, preferably from 90 to 100 weight %, of methyl 2-(2-benzyloxy)phenyl-3,3-dimethoxy- propanoate].
• This example describes a sequence of experiments designed to show the effect of decreasing the concentration of DABCO.
• Toluene (160ml) and water (265mls) were added to the distillation residues and the two phase mixture heated to 70-80 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution (237.8g) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidm-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (41.3%w/w) 97.5% of theory.
• Toluene (160ml) and water (265mls) were added to the distillation residues and the two phase mixture heated to 70-80 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution (227.9g) contained methyl (£)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrirnidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (43.6%w/w) 98.7% of theory.
• Toluene (160ml) and water (265mls) at 6O 0 C were added to the distillation residues and the two phase mixture heated to 70-80 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution (243.Ig) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (38.6%w/w), 93.1% of theory.
• Toluene 160ml was added to the distillation residues, maintaining the temperature between 70-80 0 C, followed by water (265mls) which had been heated to 6O 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes at 8O 0 C and then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution 226.7g was contained methyl (E)-2 ⁇ 2-[6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrirnidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (41.5%w/w), 93.4% of theory.
• Toluene 160ml was added to the distillation residues, maintaining the temperature between 60-70 0 C, followed by water (265mls) which had been heated to 6O 0 C, again maintaining the temperature between 60-70 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes at 80 0 C and then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution 223.3g was contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4- yloxy] ⁇ henyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (38.8%w/w) 86.6% of theory.
• the yield of azoxystrobin formed in the process did not decrease greatly when the DABCO concentration was decreased below 2 mol%: even concentrations of DABCO of as low as 0.1mol% were sufficient to give a yield of 93.4% of theory.
• the experiment containing no DABCO give a much lower yield, it also required 8 hours to reach this point compared to 5 hours for 0.1 mol% and .
• 0.2 mol% DABCO and 60 minutes for 1.0 mol% and 2.0 mol% DABCO in this respect, it is also noted that the experiment containing 1.0 mol% DABCO surprisingly gave the a similar yield in the same time as the experiment containing 2.0 mol% DABCO).
• Example 2c characterising data for methyl 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3,3- dimethoxypropanoate are given.
• Toluene (165.8g) was charged to the distillation residues and the temperature brought to 75 0 C before adding hot water (318.6g) and stirring for 30 minutes at 8O 0 C. The aqueous phase was removed and then the toluene layer was sampled and analysed. The solution yield of methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (azoxystrobin) was 90.0%. The toluene was distilled off under vacuum.
• ArH are hydrogens bonded to phenyl rings; Hydrogens shown in bold in the assignment column are those which relate to that particular signal;
• 'm' means multiplet signals; individual hydrogen signals are not fully resolved; 'd' means doublets; 's' means singlets;
• Integrals indicates the number of hydrogens associated with the signal
• Pyrimidine hydrogens are denoted as PyHx where x refers to the position of attachment of the hydrogen to the pyrimidine ring.
• Methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-chloropyrimidin-4-yloxy] ⁇ henyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (2Og at 97.1% strength; prepared as described in WO 92/08703) was added to MIBK (77ml) and water (1 ImI), followed by 2-cyanophenol (8.Og), DABCO (0.07g) and potassium carbonate (14.Ig). The reaction was heated to 8O 0 C and monitored for the end of the reaction (complete after 8 hours). The reaction mixture was washed with water at 8O 0 C. Analysis of the MIBK layer revealed a 95.7% yield of methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4- yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (azoxystrobin).
• Methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-chloropyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (98.4g at 97.7% strength; prepared as described in WO 92/08703) was added to MIBK (21Og) and water (38.3g) and heated to 45-5O 0 C.
• 2-Cyanophenol (40.Ig), potassium carbonate (63.4g) and DABCO (0.5Ig) were added and the temperature was raised to 8O 0 C and held for 5.5 hours.
• Water (316g) was added and agitation continued for 30 minutes before settling and separating the aqueous layer.
• the dried solid contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)- pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3-dimethoxy propanoate (90.8%w/w), 74.1% of theory ' and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (2.41%w/w), 2.1% of theory.
• the isopropyl acetate filtrates contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2- cyanophenoxy)-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3-dimethoxy propanoate (3.44%w/w), 8.75% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (1.8%w/w), 4.95% of theory.
• the resulting slurry was filtered, sucked dry on the filter and then dried in vacuo (45 0 C, 400mbar).
• the dried solid contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3- dimethoxy propanoate (81.19%w/w), 74.0% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (18.55%w/w), 18.3% of theory.
• the mixture was stirred at this temperature until the reaction was complete (3 hours).
• the solvent was removed by vacuum distillation to 9O 0 C.
• Toluene 130ml was added to the distillation residues, maintaining the temperature between 70-80 0 C, followed by water (21OmIs), maintaining the temperature as before.
• the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at 8O 0 C and then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution (180.2g) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (39.1%w/w) 87.4% of theory.
• a slurry containing methyl (£)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-chloropyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (80.9g at 99%, 0.25mols), potassium carbonate (52.8g at 98%, 0.375mols) and 2- cyanophenol (33.6g at 97.5%, 0.275mols) in isopropyl acetate (13OmIs) was heated to approximately 6O 0 C.
• a solution of DABCO (0.28g, 0.0025mols) in isopropyl acetate (1 OmIs) was added. The mixture was heated to 8O 0 C and held at this temperature for 360 minutes.
• the isopropyl acetate was removed by vacuum distillation to a maximum temperature of 8O 0 C.
• Toluene 160ml was added to the distillation residues, maintaining the temperature between 60-70 0 C, followed by water (265mls) which had been heated to 6O 0 C, again maintaining the temperature between 60-70 0 C.
• the mixture was stirred for 40 minutes at 8O 0 C and then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the toluene solution (229.8g) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (41.2%w/w) 94.2% of theory.
• the washed organic phase (201.6g) contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3-dimethoxypropanoate (22.5%w/w), 91.45% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4- yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (1.00%w/w), 4.4% of theory.
• This example concerns experiments carried out to investigate whether the order of addition of the components makes a difference to the yield of azoxystrobin obtained. In particular, this example investigates whether yields are greater if the DABCO is added as the last component. a) Coupling of methyl (£ r )-2- ⁇ 2-[6-chloropyrimidin-4-yloxylphenyli-3-methoxyacrylate with 2-cyanophenol in MIBK with lmol% DABCO added after the 2-cyanophenol,, that is, last.
• the mixture was stirred for 70 minutes then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the MIBK solution (235.3g) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4- yloxyjphenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (41.0%w/w) 95.8% of theory.
• the M ⁇ BK solution (237.5g) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (39.0%w/w) 91.9% of theory.
• the MIBK solution (237.Ig) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2- " cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (38.7%w/w) 89.1% of theory.
• Example 3e gives an indication of the yield expected when higher concentrations of DABCO are used (2 mol%):
• the mixture was heated to approximately 6O 0 C and then 2-cyanophenol (33.6g at 97.5%, 0.275mols) was charged. The mixture was heated to 8O 0 C and held at this temperature for 280 minutes. Water (30OmIs) was charged to the reaction, maintaining the temperature in the range 70-80 0 C. The mixture was stirred for 40 minutes then settled and the lower aqueous phase separated.
• the MIBK solution (237.Og) contained methyl (E)-2- ⁇ 2-[6- (2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (40.2%w/w) 94.5% of theory.
• Example 3e 2.0 mol% DABCO
• Examples 3a and 3b 1.0 mol% DABCO
• DMF solvent
• This example concerns experiments carried out in an aqueous system.
• the mixture was stirred at 75 0 C for 30 minutes, settled and the aqueous phase removed.
• the organic phase (353.Ig) contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3 ,3-dimethoxy propanoate (22.8%w/w) 72.6% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4- yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (4.47%w/w) 15.4% of theory.
• the organic phase (233.Ig) contained methyl 2-[2- [6-(2-cyanophenoxy)-pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3-dimethoxy propanoate (25.09%w/w), 73% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3- methoxyacrylate (4.96%w/w), 15.6% of theory.
• the organic phase (373.2g) contained methyl 2-[2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)- pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl]-3,3-dimethoxy propanoate (20.8%w/w) 68% of theory and methyl (E)- 2- ⁇ 2-[6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl ⁇ -3-methoxyacrylate (3.52%w/w) 12.4% of theory.
• Example 3 the surprising result seen in Example 3, with respect to the order of addition of DABCO, is also seen in the aqueous system - adding DABCO after the 2-cyanophenol (in the form of potassium 2-cyanophenoxide), that is, last, provides a higher yield than adding it before.
• Step 1 The preparation of methyl 2-[(2-benzyloxy)phenyl]-(3,3-dimethoxy)propanoate.
• Step 2 The preparation of methyl (E)-2-(2-benzyloxy)phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate.
• a solution of methyl 2-[(2-benzyloxy)phenyl]-(3,3-dimethoxy) ⁇ ropanoate (5g; from Step 1) in acetic anhydride (7.Og) was heated to 4O 0 C and methanesulphonic acid (0.33g) added. After 90 minutes the mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and toluene (25ml) was added. The resulting solution was washed with water (3x75ml) and then the toluene was evaporated in vacuo to give a liquid. After standing overnight crystals formed. These were isolated by filtration. A second crop was isolated from the filtrates after further concentration and trituration with ethanol. The combined yield of methyl (E)-2-(2-benzyloxy)phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate was 44%.
• Step 3 The preparation of methyl (E)-2-(2-hydroxy)phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate.
• Hydrogens shown in bold in the assignment column are those which relate to that particular signal
• Integrals indicates the number of hydrogens associated with the signal.

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